BANANAS FRUITING AND PERFECTING. w 



which ripen on plants kept rather dry at the roots in a warm, freely -ventilated 

 house. 



The whole bunch may, however, be cut off just where the upper tier of fruits are 

 ripening, and if it be suspended in a dry, airy room, with a temperature of 50, the 

 fruit will ripen and afford a supply two months or more after it is cut. The banana is a 

 type of health, nothing short of neglect in cleanliness causing it to be infested 

 with parasites. 



